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brass tacks

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brass tacks
pl.n. Informal
Essential facts; basics: getting down to brass tacks.
brass tacks
pl n
Informal basic realities; hard facts (esp in the phrase get down to brass tacks)
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brass tacks npl to get down to brass tacks (fam) → venire al sodo
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